(Photos) Panorama of the Fort, Kalinjar. Temple in foreground with sketch of plan

Panorama of the Fort, Kalinjar. Temple in foreground with sketch of plan.

Pen-and-ink sketch of the fort at Kalinjar in Uttar Pradesh with a plan and elevation below by an unknown artist between 1780 and 1820. Inscribed on the front in ink is: 'Callinger. June 30.'Kalinjar is possibly one of the oldest hill forts in India, occupying a remote site on the last spur of the Vindhya Mountains above the Gangetic Valley, a plateau 375 m (1,230 feet) high. The site was originally a revered hill shrine later fortified and occupied by successive generations of invaders. It was known to have been a stronghold of the Chandellas from the 9th to the 12th centuries. In 1023 Mahmud of Ghazni attempted to seize the fortress but failed.

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